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Table 7: Estimated daily dietary intake of PCBs in the USA. a
Year	Dietary intake (µg/kg body weight per day)
Year	Adult	Toddler	Infants
^a ATSDR (2000). Estimated intakes are based on an average "total diet" composition (which varies slightly) and not on individual food items. Average body weights are assumed to be 9 kg for infants, 13 kg for toddlers, and 70 kg for adults. Accordingly, the average dietary intake for 1982–1984 would be 0.0108 µg, 0.0104 μg, and 0.035 μg for the infant, toddler, and adult, respectively. ^b ND = not detected.
1986–1991	<0.001	0.002	<0.001
1982–1984	0.0005	0.0008	0.0012
1981–1982	0.003	ND^b	ND
1980	0.008	ND	ND
1979	0.014	ND	ND
1978	0.027	0.099	0.011
1977	0.016	0.030	0.025
1976	Trace	ND	Trace

Source: WHO Section 6.2, Human exposure of the
Polychlorinated biphenyls : Human health aspects.Concise international chemical assessment document ; 55 (2003)

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